Bob Watt | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Robert Maxwell Watt [1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 April 1933 | ||
Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 15 January 1984 | (aged 50)||
Place of death | South Caulfield | ||
Original team(s) | Caulfield City | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Ruck / Defence | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1952–57 | St Kilda | 46 (10) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Robert Maxwell Watt [2] (21 April 1933 – 15 January 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [3]
The son of William John Watt (1911-1985), and Flora Emily Watt (1914-1995), née McNamara, Robert Maxwell Watt was born at South Melbourne, Victoria on 21 April 1933.
He married Barbara Dorothy Turner (?-2006) in 1958. [4] The AFLW footballer Rhiannon Watt is his granddaughter. [5]
He made his debut for St Kilda against Fitzroy, at the Junction Oval, in the final match of the 1952 season, on 30 Aug 1952. [6] [7] He played in 46 games (kicking 10 goals) for the St Kilda First XVIII over six seasons (1952 to 1957). [8] [9]
He died at South Caulfield on 15 January 1984. [10]